Vancouver General Hospital
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| Vancouver General Hospital | ||
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| Location | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Beds | 955 | |
| Affiliation | UBC Faculty of Medicine | |
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| Speciality | Alzheimer Disease, Arthritis, Bone Marrow Transplant and Leukemia, Burns and Plastics, Epilepsy Surgery Program, Immunology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Multiple Sclerosis, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Organ Transplant, Orthopaedics, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation, Sleep Disorders, Spinal Cord Injury, Sports Medicine, Trauma Services | |
| Founded | Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) is a medical facility located in Vancouver, British Columbia. VGH is part of the Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre (VHHSC) the second largest hospital in Canada. The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (VCH) is responsible for the VHHSC, the largest component of which is the VGH.
HistoryVancouver Hospital first opened in 1886 as a nine-bed tent, its primary use to treat injured railway workers. In 1888 a 35-bed hospital opened as the tent infirmary becomes too small. Vancouver General Hospital was formed in 1902 by a Special Act of the Legislature. In 1906 a new facility, the Heather Pavillion, opened in Fairview Slopes. In 1959, VGH opened the “Centennial Pavilion” (named in commemoration of the centennial of British Columbia becoming a province of Canada), which at the time was the largest part of the VGH facilities. In 1993, VGH merged with UBC Hospital to become the VHHSC. GF Strong Rehab Centre and George Pearson Centre merged with VHHSC in 1995. Later, in the spring of 1997, VGH merged with the BC Rehab Society and the clinical component of the Arthritis Society of BC & Yukon. In 1996, VGH opened the first three floors of its newly constructed Laurel Pavilion. In 2000, the Laurel Pavilion was renamed to the Jim Pattison Pavilion and construction of the final 12 floors began in 2001. The Jim Pattison Pavilion opened in 2003. Facilities
 VGH is the largest hospital in British Columbia. Besides providing specialized and tertiary medical services, VGH is also a teaching hospital in affiliation with the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine. Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre is composed of four sites: VGH, UBC Hospital, GF Strong Rehab Centre and George Pearson Centre. The VGH site of the VHHSC has 955 beds. Divisions
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